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Pinball Science
Name: Carol Lloyd
14 December 2016;Genre: Adventure
What a brilliant way to introduce children to the science of forces - and to have a lot of fun along the way. This boxed set includes all the parts you need to make your own pinball machine, together with a 32-page booklet explaining the science behind making it work. The text, supported by clear...
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Oi Dog
Name: Marie Berry
13 December 2016;Genre: Adventure
Oi Dog is a lively and fun sequel to Oi Frog. In this story we see the Frog asserting his authority and deciding how the animals should be! In Gray's usual fashion, humourous rhyming words are used to explain what all the different animals should sit on and hats off to them they've gone to great...
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The Deviants
Name: Lorraine Ansell
12 December 2016;Genre: Adventure
Ella is a future Olympic hopeful nicknamed 'Volcano Girl' for her speed out of the starting blocks. Training at every opportunity and sponsored by her childhood boyfriend's wealthy parents, life should be perfect. But things are never as they seem and nothing has been the same since the Fearless...
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It Starts with a Seed
Name: Fiona Collins
10 December 2016;Genre: Adventure
It starts with a seed is simple information book which outlines the life cycle of a sycamore tree. It begins with a clear illustration of the distinctive helicopter seeds. These are a pair of wings which spin like helicopter blades as they float down from the tree. The Jennie Webber illustrations...
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Pandora
Name: Fiona Collins
10 December 2016;Genre: Adventure
Pandora is a touchingly beautiful story which focuses on a fox type creature named Pandora who lives alone in a land of broken objects. It is a land of desolation. Her small house sits balanced on tall silts within the sombre landscape which is devoid of any bright colour. Within this setting Pan...
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The Star Tree
Name: Fiona Collins
10 December 2016;Genre: Adventure
In many ways The Star Tree is a dreamy book. The story follows Mia who dreams of flying away, which she does. Her night time adventures see her flying on a horse and an owl through the night sky, then sailing on a boat with a red hare and flying in a balloon with a white bear. The delightful chal...
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The Dragon's Hoard
Name: Fiona Collins
10 December 2016;Genre: Adventure
The Dragon's Hoard is an interesting collection of retold Viking fables. Lari Don is a Scottish story teller who regularly visits schools to retell these stories. He has shortened the stories and written down for easy reading aloud. The stories are beautifully illustrated by Cate James. The intro...
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A Piglet Called Truffle
Name: Kyle Matravers
06 December 2016;Genre: Adventure
A Piglet Called Truffle is a warm and realistic story about life on a farm. Jasmine, a farmers daughter, loves animals. This love of animals stems from her parents profession - a farmer and a vet. Jasmine has grown up learning how to care for many animals and this knowledge comes in handy when...
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The Sun is also a Star
Name: Clare
02 December 2016;Genre: Adventure
Natasha is an undocumented immigrant facing deportation. Daniel is a Korean American living with strict first-generation immigrant parents and struggling to fit in. When fate or chance brings them together, they have very different opinions about where their relationship is heading and how the wo...
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The Beginning Woods
Name: Ellie Shepherd
28 November 2016;Genre: Adventure
This is a sophisticated and well-crafted novel that will suit the dedicated reader. It begins with 'the Vanishings', cases where people have simply vanished for no obvious reason, and as the vanishings persist, the the greatest scientists' minds are put to solve the mystery. They attempt to do so...
